Yael Okuzaki is a character who appeared in Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone.
Character History[]
Yael is a hitman who takes orders from clients and leaves gravestones for their targets as a sign. He has a bionic eye that he uses to tap into surveillance cameras and to aid his shots, which is covered by an eyepatch. During his sniping, he wears sunglasses and the only clothes he seems to own are identical white Prada suits. While his specialty is sniping with his homemade bullets, he also works with machines as he was involved with a drill machine. He also has a connection with the contact club.
He was ordered by the East Doroan government to assassinate the singer Queen Malta, along with her bodyguard Daisuke Jigen in West Doroa. Yael successfully took out Queen Malta as she was performing on stage, however, he failed to kill Jigen.
A week later, he went into the Police Station in East Doroa and fooled the security staff about having no weapons since it was hidden underneath cigars, a stapler and bags. At the rooftop, he prepared his sniper rifle and threw a dice that landed on four. While Yael targeted Jigen and shot him in the shoulder, he also shot Lupin in the leg.
Lupin and Jigen stumbled upon an abandoned house that has a gun workshop, communicators, a robotic skeleton, and several white Prada suits. It turned out to be Yael's hideout as he unplugged the screen as Fujiko sends them a video message. Yael only wanted to deal with Jigen and not Lupin, so a duel was arranged. Just as he said "Three", he managed to shoot Jigen's Magnum out of his hand.
Lupin dragged Jigen away and escaped by car, but Yael followed them in his blue Maserati Ghibli. They chased down a tunnel, and after a failed attempt to take out the glass window by Jigen, Yael then activated the mini-gun from the bonnet, and fired at Lupin and Jigen. Despite Lupin kicking the remains of the car's roof to stop Yael, he however just put the mini-gun back into bonnet and chased throughout East Doroa.
After reaching the docks, Yael prepared his sniper rifle from the rooftops, aiming near a container where Jigen and Lupin attempting to hide. As they ran to the warehouse, Yael fired and shot Jigen in the head.
After Jigen was shot, Yael treated himself to a steak dinner, but was watching the show from his eye. Due Fujiko having escaped with the Calamity File and Lupin having sent a calling card to the club owner, he was ordered to take them down, with Lupin being first. He put a fresh suit then went to the graveyard. Gravestones of Lupin and Fujiko were made, a day after each other.
While preparing for the shot, Yael threw a dice and it landed on one. Lupin managed to pull the same trick regarding surveillance that himself used while drinking coffee at a cafe. During Yael's assassination attempt where he counted to one, he managed to miss Lupin that surprised him. At the same time Jigen managed to shoot him in the chest from a distant bell tower, then shot him in the knee. It was revealed that Lupin put a delayed video feed at the docks so Jigen avoided the bullet and put a fake blood pack from his forehead.
Yael put on a fresh suit to have his second duel with Jigen. His bullet grazed Jigen's cheek, however Jigen shot his arm, shattering the bone. As Jigen explains, the two bullets collided with each other, but since Jigen's bullets are heavier, it deflected Yael's lighter bullets. He can no longer use his weapons due to his injury.
He then reappeared in Fujiko Mine's Lie where he took out Codfrey just as Lupin was about to tell him who was involved with the modified humans. This time he had a robotic arm and was able to use his sniper rifle.
Etymology[]
- Yael's surname Okuzaki means "heart, interior, in the back, inner part" (奥) (oku) and "cape, peninsula" (崎) (saki/zaki).